' Transcendentalist Beliefs '...

Transcendentalists,, who relied on the power of the individual mind and spirit,, placed a high value on intuition and freedom.. Transcendentalists held that people should depend on their own sense of intuition and experience rather than accepting the legitimacy of institutions or prevailing ideas.. Ralph Waldo Emerson,, for instance,, penned the following in his essay “Self-Reliance”:.. “Trust thyself:.. every heart vibrates to that iron string.”.. He encouraged individuals to pursue their own paths and pay attention to their inner voices rather than living up to others’ expectations....................... from thinkingliterature.com